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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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